News Category: Advocacy
Solidar Suisse and YPSA’s Baseline Survey Explores the challenges for elimination of Child Labour in Chattagram and Cox’s bazar
“Child labour elimination is not an issue that can be resolved by the government alone. It has a complex dynamics backed by several economic and social factors. The government decided…
Three journalists receive YPSA-Sitakund Press Club Journalism Award 2023
Three journalists from Sitakund Press Club have been awarded the YPSA-Sitakund Press Club Journalism Award 2023. The award was given to them in recognition of their outstanding reporting on development…
The Challenges to be Green Ship Recycling Yard in Bangladesh : YPSA Round Table Meeting
A comprehensive effort is needed to uplift the ship recycling sector from the ongoing downfall of the sector. Bangladesh’s ship recycling industry dismantles hundreds of scrap ships every year. The…
Chattogram Unites for Safer Roads
Stakeholders Emphasize Collaborative Efforts in Key Road Safety Roundtable. In a significant effort to address the growing concerns of road accidents and enhance road safety measures, stakeholders highlighted the necessity…
Contract signing ceremony of Responsible Party Agreement (RPA) between the UNDP and YPSA
A contract signing ceremony of Responsible Party Agreement (RPA) between the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Young Power in Social Action (YPSA) for implementing “Activating Village Court in Bangladesh…
YPSA led Proyash II Project Closing Workshop: Learnings and Sharing
YPSA and Save the Children held a sharing and learning workshop on Proyash II project intervention on 20th June, 2023. Chief Executive Officer of Chattogram City Corporation, Sheikh Muhammad Touhidul…
Meeting with Law Enforcement Agencies in Ramu on Capacity Strengthening and Protection Systems
YPSA organized a meeting on capacity strengthening and protection systems with law enforcement agencies at Ramu Upazila Parishad, Cox’s Bazar, on June 18, 2023. The meeting was held under the…
CCDMC Meeting organized in collaboration of CCC, YPSA and SCI
Multi Hazard Contingency plan submitted to Mayor. Chattogram City Corporation Disaster Management Committee (CCDMC) meeting for coordination and joint collaboration among committee members, Non-Govt. Development organizations, Civil society and Community…
YPSA supports City Corporation on Road Safety and Safe Food ToT for students and teachers
Chattogram City Corporation has taken remarkable initiative to aware 75000 school going students and teachers about road safety and safe food. YPSA and Save the Children support the initiative to…
CUN’s Recommendations in Chattogram Metropolitan Master Plan of CDA
To make Chittagong livable, a safe, sustainable, and inclusive master plan is compulsory. Since the development activities were not carried out in accordance with the master plan prior to this,…
Sharing meeting on “Multi-Hazard Contingency Plan” held at Chattogram City Corporation
YPSA organized a sharing meeting on “Multi-Hazard Contingency Plan” with different city stakeholders, held at the Conference room of Chattogram City Corporation on 27th November 2022. The meeting was chaired…
YPSA, Prothom Alo, and ADD International jointly organized roundtable meeting in Chattogram
YPSA, The daily Prothom Alo, and ADD International jointly organized a roundtable meeting at the conference room of World Trade Center in Chattogram on 29 May 2022. Divisional Director, Directorate…
Meet My Mayor – Youth dialogue with Mayor organized by YPSA and BAY
On Saturday, April 24, 2022, Chattogram’s young people had the opportunity to speak directly to the Mayor of Chattogram City Corporation M Rezaul Karim Chowdhury about how to make their…
To make Feni district ”Child Marriage Free”, large scale planning and its proper implementation required – Deputy Commissioner, Feni
A two-day orientation workshop on skill development was organized by Feni District Administration with the participation of members of District Child Marriage Prevention Committee, under the project “Combating Early Marriage…
Workshop for Child Marriage Prevention Committee members at Chittagong District
Deputy Commissioner of Chattogram Mohammad Mominur Rahman said, the government of Bangladesh announced to eliminate child marriages of all children below the age of 15 and reduce child marriages of…
‘Stakeholders Learning Sharing Workshop’ held between YPSA, IRB, SCI and SEEP at Sylhet
A three-day ‘Stakeholders Learning Sharing Workshop’ was held between YPSA (Young Power in Social Action), IRB (Islamic Relief Bangladesh), SCI (Save the Children), and SEEP (Social and Economic Enhancement Programme) from…
Everyone must work together to protect the rights of the displaced people – CCC Mayor Rezaul Karim
YPSA organized a Mayor Dialogue with the participation of mayors of Chattagram and Cox’s Bazar, councilors, representatives of displaced people, researchers, academics, journalists, development workers, civil society and youth to…
Sharing meeting with the local law enforcement agency held at Mirsharai
YPSA organized a sharing meeting on the YPSA-Inclusion Works project with the local law enforcement agency on September 27 held at the Mirsahrai police station. A favorable environment for the…
Policy Framework of Displaced People should focus on the rights of climate induced displaced People
The global policy and national policy of climate displacement should focus on the rights of climate induced displaced people. It is their right and not a welfare issue. This was…
Consultation meeting on “Safe Back to School and Learning” organized by Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education, Save the Children and YPSA
“We have huge success in running assignment and online education. COVID-19 pandemic is also a good opportunity for us to turn these initiatives into their daily habit and make our…